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1154. How does Executive Order (E.O.) 14114 of December 22, 2023 amend E.O. 14068, “Prohibiting Certain Imports, Exports, and New Investment with Respect to Continued Russian Federation Aggression”?
E.O. 14114 of December 22, 2023 amends E.O. 14068 to provide for additional prohibitions on the importation and entry into the United States of certain products. It does so by maintaining the existing E.O. 14068 importation prohibitions in subsection 1(a)(i)(A) and identifying in subsections 1(a)(i)(B)–(D) additional types of products that may be prohibited upon the issuance of determinations, as described below.
Subsection 1(a)(i)(B) authorizes the imposition of importation prohibitions on categories of fish, seafood, and preparations thereof, diamonds, and other products as may be determined, that were mined, extracted, produced, or manufactured wholly or in part in the Russian Federation, or harvested in waters under the jurisdiction of the Russian Federation or by Russia-flagged vessels, even if...
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1) See comment 2 to EO 14114 for commentary on the amended import prohibitions of EO 14068 and related determination. This FAQ is most notable for OFAC signaling the intent to "to issue a determination related to the importation of certain Russian diamonds processed in third countries pursuant to subsection 1(a)(i)(B) of E.O. 14068 and associated guidance in the near term".
2) FAQ amended on 2-23-24 to (i) remove the reference to the intention to issue a diamond-related determination (which was done) and to (ii) remove the reference to Russia-related GL 83 (the original version of which had expired).